Episode · My First Million · 2026-10-26
Nick Kokonas on My First Million: books mentioned
How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas
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Nick Kokonas recommended Market wizards by Jack D. Schwager and Here Is Real Magic by Nate Staniforth, discussed Art & Fear by Ted Orland and others, and criticized Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Art & Fear
Discussed“Have you ever read that book, Art and Fear? I think they have to use this, the pottery class example. Do you know this story?”
Where to get it
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Flash Boys
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is a dramatic non-fiction account that exposes the rise of high-frequency trading and Wall Street market manipulation through the eyes of a group of rebel investors.
Critiqued“Chances are that if you're going to write a book about trading, I'm going to pick on Michael Lewis here. Great writer. Great writer. Love his books. Love reading them. When he finally wrote about something I actually knew about, I went, oh, this is all wrong. Flash Boys is all bullshit.”
Where to get it
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Market wizards
Market Wizards by Jack D.
Recommended“I will tell you an exact thing that that is a tautological stupidity that is in a book called Market Wizards. So this, this book called Market Wizards, it's one of the rare trading books that's great.”
Where to get it
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Here Is Real Magic
Here Is Real Magic by Nate Staniforth is a memoir that chronicles a professional magician's journey around the world, particularly to India, in search of genuine wonder and a deeper understanding of his craft.
Recommended“But we exchanged books. He sent me a book he wrote called Finding Real Magic. He went to India. I've read it after you read it. It's unbelievable book.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You read Nate's book, you're like, all right. Yeah, it's doable. Nate's wonderful. This guy is like, you know, he spent his whole life basically preparing for this.”